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 Sun 18 Sep 2005, 11:02
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hi, i am trying to make my mind up between the firebox by presonus and the saffire by foucsrite. i would like to hear ur oppinions. i want something that i could travel with but when i get home i can hook it up to monitors, a mixer and everything else there is in a home studio.
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Wed 21 Sep 2005, 16:34
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I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but the Saffire's DSP is an overrated aspect, IMHO. You can't use EQ and Amp Modelling at the same time - it's one or the other. You can't record the Reverb using the onboard DSP - it's for monitoring use only. You can't use the onboard DSP effects to treat signals coming through the digital S/PDIF. You've only got two analogue inputs. And if you've got a sequencer like Logic, you've already got some very nice plug-ins. Plus the software interface is horrible - I can't believe they designed it like that. Pale text on a pale background? Genius. The mic pres in both products are OK - calling them "Focusrite pres" doesn't make them sound any better. FWIW, neither product has better mic pres than the FMR Really Nice Preamp. Now THEY are very, very nice.
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cstar1989 M In A Pickle, Saffire Or Fire Sun 18 Sep 2005, 11:02
rickenbacker Both are good interface and both do what you want.... Mon 19 Sep 2005, 14:04 cstar1989 QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Sep 19 2005, 13:04)Both... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 00:19 rickenbacker The FireBox's footprint is no bigger than a CD... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 13:49 cstar1989 QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Sep 20 2005, 12:49)The ... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 14:58 klownshed I've had exactly the same decision to make: Fi... Tue 20 Sep 2005, 18:51 klownshed What the DSP can be used for is to utilise the saf... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 16:55 rickenbacker Cool. There will be many other happy Saffire users... Wed 21 Sep 2005, 17:16 cstar1989 heres one thing i dont understand. i counted all o... Fri 23 Sep 2005, 04:00
rickenbacker FireBox has two analogue inputs on the front. Saff... Fri 23 Sep 2005, 19:10 |
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